diff --git a/.github/actions/ssm_execute/action.yml b/.github/actions/ssm_execute/action.yml
index 804952c3..9a6a5e09 100644
--- a/.github/actions/ssm_execute/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/ssm_execute/action.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ inputs:
   total_timeout:
     description: "Total timeout for the command execution"
     default: "1800"
+  ignore_errors:
+    default: "false"
+    description: "Whether to ignore errors during command execution"
 
 outputs:
   cmd_result:
@@ -63,8 +66,12 @@ runs:
             echo "Command completed successfully."
             break
           elif [ "$STATUS" == "Failed" ] || [ "$STATUS" == "Cancelled" ]; then
-            echo "Command failed with status: $STATUS"
-            exit 1
+            if [ "${{ inputs.ignore_errors }}" == "true" ]; then
+              echo "Command failed but errors are ignored."
+              break
+            else
+              echo "Command failed with status: $STATUS"
+              exit 1
           else
             elapsed_time=$(( $(date +%s) - start_time ))
             if [ "$elapsed_time" -gt "$timeout" ]; then
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_package.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_package.yml
index 11f8ee1d..f901136b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_package.yml
@@ -50,20 +50,27 @@ jobs:
             echo "package_postfix=arm64.dev" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
 
-      - name: Package install ${{ inputs.target }}
+      - name: Stop miden services
         uses: ./.github/actions/ssm_execute
         with:
           instance_id: ${{ secrets[inputs.instance_id] }}
           command: |
-            "sudo rm -f miden-*",
             "sudo systemctl stop miden-node",
             "sudo systemctl stop miden-faucet",
-            "sudo apt remove miden-node miden-faucet -y",
+            "sudo apt remove miden-node miden-faucet -y"
+          ignore_errors: true
+        
+      - name: Package install testnet
+        uses: ./.github/actions/ssm_execute
+        with:
+          instance_id: ${{ secrets[inputs.instance_id] }}
+          command: |
+            "sudo rm -f miden-*",            
             "wget https://github.com/0xPolygonMiden/miden-node/releases/download/${{ inputs.tag }}/miden-faucet-${{ inputs.tag }}-${{ env.package_postfix }}",
             "wget https://github.com/0xPolygonMiden/miden-node/releases/download/${{ inputs.tag }}/miden-node-${{ inputs.tag }}-${{ env.package_postfix }}",
             "dpkg -i miden-node-${{ inputs.tag }}-${{ env.package_postfix }}",
             "dpkg -i miden-faucet-${{ inputs.tag }}-${{ env.package_postfix }}"
-        if: ${{ inputs.target }} == "testnet"
+        if: ${{ inputs.target }} != "devnet"
 
       - name: Download artifact
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
@@ -78,9 +85,6 @@ jobs:
           instance_id: ${{ secrets[inputs.instance_id] }}
           command: |
             "sudo rm -f miden-*",
-            "sudo systemctl stop miden-node",
-            "sudo systemctl stop miden-faucet",
-            "sudo apt remove miden-node miden-faucet -y",
             "dpkg -i miden-node-${{ inputs.tag }}-${{ env.package_postfix }}",
             "dpkg -i miden-faucet-${{ inputs.tag }}-${{ env.package_postfix }}"
         if: ${{ inputs.target }} == "devnet"